Method for movement and gesture assessment (MMGA) in ergonomics

G Andreoni; M Mazzola; O Ciani; M Zambetti; M Romero; F Costa; Ezio Preatoni

Method for movement and gesture assessment (MMGA) in ergonomics

G Andreoni, M Mazzola, O Ciani, M Zambetti, M Romero, F Costa, Ezio Preatoni

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Abstract

We present a technique for the ergonomic assessment of motor tasks and postures. It is based oil movement analysis and it integrates the perceived discomfort scores for joints motions and the time involvement of the different body districts. It was tested on 8 Subjects performing reaching movements. The experimental protocol was designed to have an a priori expected comfort ranking, namely, higher values in presence of more uncomfortable tasks. The validation of the Method for Movement and Gesture Assessment (MMGA) in the ergonomic evaluation of a reaching task gave promising results and showed the effectiveness of the index. Possible applications of the method might be the integration into CAD tools and human motion simulation to provide all early comparative evaluation of the ergonomics of the prototyping process and work-place redesign in industry.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Digital Human Modeling Second International Conference ICDHM 2009,Held as Part of International 2009 SanDiego, CA (USA), July 19-24, 2009 Proceedings
Editors	V G Duffy
Place of Publication	Berlin
Publisher	Springer
Pages	591-598
Number of pages	8
Volume	5620
ISBN (Print)	9783642028083
Publication status	Published - 2009

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Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer-Verlag

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Andreoni, G., Mazzola, M., Ciani, O., Zambetti, M., Romero, M., Costa, F., & Preatoni, E. (2009). Method for movement and gesture assessment (MMGA) in ergonomics. In V. G. Duffy (Ed.), Digital Human Modeling Second International Conference ICDHM 2009,Held as Part of International 2009 SanDiego, CA (USA), July 19-24, 2009 Proceedings (Vol. 5620, pp. 591-598). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). Springer.

Method for movement and gesture assessment (MMGA) in ergonomics. / Andreoni, G; Mazzola, M; Ciani, O et al.
Digital Human Modeling Second International Conference ICDHM 2009,Held as Part of International 2009 SanDiego, CA (USA), July 19-24, 2009 Proceedings. ed. / V G Duffy. Vol. 5620 Berlin: Springer, 2009. p. 591-598 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Andreoni, G, Mazzola, M, Ciani, O, Zambetti, M, Romero, M, Costa, F & Preatoni, E 2009, Method for movement and gesture assessment (MMGA) in ergonomics. in VG Duffy (ed.), Digital Human Modeling Second International Conference ICDHM 2009,Held as Part of International 2009 SanDiego, CA (USA), July 19-24, 2009 Proceedings. vol. 5620, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer, Berlin, pp. 591-598.

Andreoni G, Mazzola M, Ciani O, Zambetti M, Romero M, Costa F et al. Method for movement and gesture assessment (MMGA) in ergonomics. In Duffy VG, editor, Digital Human Modeling Second International Conference ICDHM 2009,Held as Part of International 2009 SanDiego, CA (USA), July 19-24, 2009 Proceedings. Vol. 5620. Berlin: Springer. 2009. p. 591-598. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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